Which of the following is TRUE regarding how the DNA in your body's cells can accumulate mutations?
A) The ultraviolet radiation in sunlight may induce changes in DNA.
B) Some DNA spontaneously breaks down every second, making the chromosome significantly shorter with every passing day.
C) Mistakes are never made during DNA replication; they always occur during the G1 phase of interphase.
D) Spontaneous mutation rates are around one in every four nucleotides that are replicated.
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Q43: A cell that lacks the ability to
Q44: Specific segments of DNA that code for
Q45: DNA polymerase, before any proofreading by repair
Q46: Agents that cause mutations are called mutagens.
Q47: Semiconservative DNA replication means that
A) only half
Q49: Imagine that a DNA sequence of 5'-
Q50: After proofreading repair enzymes check the work
Q51: In one strand of DNA, the nucleotide
Q52: All of the following occur during DNA
Q53: Which of the following is TRUE about
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